 
   James Hardie Industries plc  1st Floor, Block A,  One Park Place,  Upper Hatch Street, Dublin 2,   D02 FD79, Ireland     T: +353 (0) 1 411 6924  F: +353 (0) 1 479 1128    James Hardie Industries plc is a limited liability company incorporated in Ireland with its registered office at   1st Floor, Block A, One Park Place, Upper Hatch Street, Dublin 2, D02 FD79, Ireland.   Directors: Anne Lloyd (Chairperson, USA), Peter-John Davis (Aus), Persio Lisboa (USA), Renee Peterson (USA),  Rada Rodriguez (Sweden), Suzanne B. Rowland (USA), Nigel Stein (UK), Harold Wiens (USA).  Chief Executive Officer and Director: Aaron Erter (USA)  Company number: 485719  ARBN: 097 829 895    19 July 2023      The Manager  Company Announcements Office  Australian Securities Exchange Limited  20 Bridge Street  SYDNEY NSW 2000      Dear Sir/Madam  Substantial Holding Notice    As required under ASX Listing Rule 3.17.3 please see attached copy of the substantial  holding notice received by James Hardie on 18 July 2023.         Regards      Aoife Rockett  Company Secretary    This announcement has been authorised for release by the Company Secretary, Ms Aoife  Rockett.                    
 
 
 
    James Hardie Industries PLC  Group Company Secretary  1st Floor, Block A,  One Park Place,  Upper Hatch Street, Dublin 2,  D02 FD79, Ireland    18th July 2023    Dear Sir/Madam,    Re: Disclosure of Holding below 3% Threshold.    Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (“MUFG”) on behalf of its subsidiaries: First Sentier Investors  (Australia) IM Ltd, First Sentier Investors Realindex Pty Ltd, First Sentier Investors (Australia) RE  Ltd, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation and Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management  Co., Ltd. have a requirement to make subsequent disclosure under Section 1048/1050 of the  Companies Act 2014.  These entities have an aggregated interest in James Hardie Industries PLC, Chess Depository Interests  of 2.98% ordinary share capital, as at 14th June 2023. This is based upon a total of 13,126,131 shares  held and a total of 440,122,249 voting rights on issue.  A previous announcement of 3.02% interest in relevant share capital was disclosed on the 7th July  2023 for value date 5th July 2023.  The holdings dissection between entities within MUFG after notification obligation on 14th July 2023  are as follows.                                                                         Entity    Number of Securities  %  of the Total  Issued  Securities of  the Class  First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd 10,067,233 2.29%  First Sentier Investors Realindex Pty Ltd 2,100,415 0.48%  Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation 768,263 0.17%  Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd  180,771 0.04%  First Sentier Investors (Australia) RE Ltd 9,449 0.00%        Total                                                                                                                    13,126,131 2.98%  (Note: Tallying up the individual entity’s percentage may not match the total percentage.)     
 
 
 
    Thank you for your attention in this matter.  Yours Faithfully,    ………………………………………….  Signature    Name and Title: Riyuuichirou Sakuma                              Managing Director                              Deputy Head of Credit Policy & Planning Division                              Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.